yt-transcript-fetcher 1.2.1

This library can be used to fetch transcripts for YouTube videos

yt-transcript-fetcher | YouTube Transcript Fetcher

A python package to fetch YouTube video transcripts.

Installation

Use the package manager pip to install yt-transcript-fetcher.

pip install yt-transcript-fetcher

Usage

Basic usage examples can be found in the examples directory.

Command Line Interface (CLI)

The package includes a basic command line interface for fetching transcripts. You can run the following command:

yt-transcript-fetcher <video_id> --list-languages

This will list all available languages for the specified video ID.

yt-transcript-fetcher <video_id> --download <language_code>

This will download the transcript for the specified video ID in the given language code and output it to standard output.

Python API

You can also use the package as a Python module. Here is a basic example:

from yt_transcript_fetcher import list_languages, get_transcript
video_id = "dQw4w9WgXcQ"  # Replace with your video ID
languages = list_languages(video_id)
print("Available languages:", languages)
transcript = get_transcript(video_id, language_code="en")
print("Transcript:", transcript)

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT